Moving from denial to acceptance

That’s because it HURTS! They lost! My boys lost! Oh, they tried so hard!! And to Davidson? Where is Davidson, exactly?

Hang on…. I need a moment here…

::flings self on floor, pounds fists, scares dog::
::gathers self::

God, I hate reality sometimes.

OK. Georgetown lost. North Carolina continues to steamroll the opposition. (Yes, Sarah Dessen’s library gets a free copy of my new book when it comes out because, sigh, her team is clearly superior to mine this year. There. I said it.)

So here’s my question for you: which team do I cheer on now? I am teamless. Help!

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I know you don’t want to hear it, but…Davidson. They play hard and smart and have the team talent for go to the final four. They had Carolina on the ropes early in the year, and only the officials seeing powder blue kept them from winning.

Carolina is one-dimensional on offense, and they can’t play D for forty minutes. A balanced team will take them out.

I’m always a fan of rooting for the team that beats my team. And being a Central Michigan fan, there are often teams that beat my team. That way, there’s a little pride saved in knowing that my team lost to the same team everyone lost to.

Unfortunately, that means that the last time CMU was actually in the Tournament, my logic had me rooting for Duke. Talk about disgusting.

Remember how nice all the people in Michigan were at your visit to the SCBWI Fall Conference? We all really want our Spartans to keep winning! Also, you have to love the Spartans’ toughness! Please don’t cheer for the boring, plodding Badgers of Wisconsin — they are all defense and frankly no fun to watch! If you are a basketball fan, watch the Spartans at 10 on Friday and you will be a fan — Tom Izzo rocks!

Go Badgers! My daughters, an alum and a current student, are cheering for Wisconsin. My husband, a Marquette alum, is very sad. My son-in-law, who graduated from Kansas and Wisconsin, is watching every single game no matter who plays.

College is so much more fun to watch than pro basketball! And the college cheerleaders are much less skanky.